The Annual Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup will take place Saturday, April 23, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm (CDT). Join us for our next clean-up, check in is at Crystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department, 930 Noble Carl Drive, approximately 11 miles from the ferry landing. The Texas Adopt-A-Beach Program is an all-volunteer effort dedicated to preserving and protecting Texas beaches. The program’s success is due to the generous efforts of dedicated volunteer county coordinators, coastal community leaders, sponsors and citizens. Strong support from the private sector helps carry our message to Texans all across the state.
Contact: Brenda Flanagan, 409-684-3377
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Janis Malitz, 409-454-4756
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The Pearl Beach Subdivision “Clara Crabs” taking care of their “adopted” beach. (L to R), Don and Tanna Kimbro, BB Young, Richard and Lana Thompson, Irma and Armando Flores, Jeff Crawford, Georgia Osten, Mike Potts
Since the first cleanup in 1986, more than 489,000 Texas Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up more than 9,200 tons of trash from Texas beaches, some of it originating from as far away as South America. Due to tide patterns in the Gulf of Mexico, trash dumped anywhere in the gulf is likely to end up on a Texas beach. Volunteers record information such as the source and type of debris collected on data cards. This data has been instrumental in the passage of international treaties and laws aimed at reducing the amount of offshore dumping.
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